A vehicle for a professional wrestler in which choke holds aren't administered until the 65th minute, this WWE-produced thriller is the best kind of bait-and-switch, auguring cranium-crushing action but instead delivering a meandering, eccentric, downright adorable existential crime yarn. Paul "Triple H" Levesque stars as AJ, a recent ex-con whose plan to go legit is immediately tested by the murderous stupidity of his boozy, blustery best friend, Jack (Michael Rapaport), the son of an aging New Orleans crime boss (Bruce Dern), and husband to AJ's high school sweetheart, Claire (Parker Posey). A scattershot throwback that steals elements from seedy '70s character studies, disreputable '80s vigilante flicks, even street-tough allegories from the '30s, Inside Out also dances to the confidently unhurried beat of its own drum. While Triple H is hardly Hackman or Cagney—with his self-consciously stout line-readings and perma-wet ponytail, he's more like a steroidal Steven Seagal—he and his overqualified co-stars make the most of screenwriter Dylan Schaffer's arch-pulp dialogue. About his surprising literacy, AJ explains: "Prison's a lot like sittin' on the john. A good book can help pass the time." Hollywood, take note: We need more movies in which Parker Posey kicks a tombstone, that are directed with no-nonsense purpose by gents named Artie Mandelberg, and that gift us with brine-loving heroes who want simply to "Open up a place. Make pickles. Take it as it comes."
source: villagevoice.com
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September 7, 2011
Don't Judge a Movie By Its WWE Affiliation: The Pulpy Surprise of Inside Out
Kevin Nash Released?
In what might be an addition to the current Triple H/CM Punk/Kevin Nash storyline, WWE.com posted the following:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Kevin Nash as of Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. We wish Kevin the best in all future endeavors.
VA Police Say Kurt Angle Had 0.091 BAC, Failed Sobriety Tests
Impact Wrestling champion Kurt Angle had a blood-alcohol level of 0.091 when he was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence early Sunday morning, according to state police.
Angle, 42, of Corapolis, Pa., was headed east on Interstate 66 following a performance at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock.
The wrestler's first test, conducted at the scene of the traffic stop near Linden, came back above the legal limit of 0.08. On a second test at the Front Royal police headquarters Sunday morning, Angle blew a 0.06, according to state police.
A report filed by Trooper C.R. Scally also stated that Angle failed several field sobriety tests.
source: nvdaily.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Buddy Rogers defeats Ted Cox in Houston, Texas to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title for the second time.
September 7, 1945
Two years before winning the first official WWF(E) King of the Ring tournament, Bret "Hitman" Hart eliminates I.R.S. to win the 1991 KOTR tournament.
September 7, 1991
September 6, 2011
'Make a Muscle, Make a Difference' Campaign on Display in Rockefeller Center Plaza Featuring Triple H
The Muscular Dystrophy Association's "Make a Muscle, Make a Difference" campaign will be featured in a 115-square-foot display window in September in Rockefeller Plaza to promote awareness in the fight against neuromuscular diseases.
"Our thanks to EHE International for recognizing the importance of MDA's mission by displaying our message to the many New York City visitors and residents," MDA Manhattan Director of Business Development Kaylan Scagliola said. "Having a presence in such a prominent area is especially meaningful in spreading the Association's message of help and hope."
The window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza, donated by EHE International, will exhibit the Association's public service advertisements that showcase life-size standing displays of MDA Muscle Team members, including Natalie Morales of NBC's "Today" show, "Glee" star Max Adler, former NFL Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner, WWE Superstar Triple H and several MDA Goodwill Ambassadors.
"EHE International is excited to have MDA in the window this September," said Deborah McKeever, president of EHE International. "Together we can educate and increase public awareness of neuromuscular diseases and inform the public of its signs and symptoms."
The 46th annual MDA Telethon was televised live on WWOR-TV My9 from Metropolis Studio in New York, on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Movie Review: "Inside Out"
World Wrestling Entertainment’s brief flirtation with family friendly films has ended. But the residue of this effort sticks to “Inside Out,” a half-hearted return to the violent men of the ring doing violent things on the screen model that predated the PG years.
And they refuse to abandon their efforts to turn one of their stars into the next Rock or Hulk Hogan, a crossover phenomenon about to carry movies and TV shows, and not just other wrestlers and folding chairs.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque has the look, the demeanor and the skills to be a useful heavy in other people’s action films. He’s so muscle-bound, his arms can’t quite drop to his side. His face is more scary than handsome. Yet “Inside Out” is yet another attempt to make him a leading man.
WWE Plans Major Promotion Around Survivor Series
Expect the biggest push for Survivor Series in several years, as WWE is planning on making the event a showcase for major corporate sponsorship they are attempting to tie into next year's WrestleMania event.
WrestleZone is reporting that The Rock's appearance at Madison Square Garden (which has already been announced locally in the New York market) is just one of the many major components WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has personally scheduled for the event.
"Vince is up in arms about the lack of major corporate tie-ins as compared to events with less of a global reputation such as The Stanley Cup," our key insider told us, "and Survivor Series is where Vince is sure he's going to kick off a whole new era of corporate sponsorship in WWE."
